Police in Yining City, in northwest China's Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region, shot a man dead after he hijacked a
long-distance bus heading for the regional capital yesterday
afternoon, according to Xinhua News Agency.
While the bus was refueling at a filling station in a Yining
suburb at 3:50 PM on its way to Urumqi, Zhang Baoguo tried to
hijack it by threatening to blast the bus with dynamite and
displaying a fuse.
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Local police rushed to the scene and tried to urge him to give
himself up. However, Zhang ignited the fuse at 5:28 PM, resulting
in a fire on the bus.
Police shot him dead, reportedly to protect the safety of other
passengers and people at the filling station.
According to initial investigations, a family dispute may have
led to the incident.
(Xinhua News Agency May 12, 2005)